Cole carriage clock strikes a chord in Bath auction
“No one can rival Thomas Cole for engraving in the 19th century,” said director Jamie South after this exhibition-quality carriage clock sold for £26,000 (plus 20% premium) at Gardiner Houlgate in Horsham, Bath, on October 25. It went to an American buyer towards the top end of the estimate.
Including both a scaled thermometer and opposing manual calendar to the side panels, this is one o…